Paris Hilton had a terrifying start to the day when a man, she says was wielding two knives, tried to break into her home.

Los Angeles Police Department rushed to the scene and arrested the man, who they later identified as Nathan Lee Parada.

He was subsequently booked on one count of felony burglary and is currently being held on $50,000 bail.

Home alone: Paris Hilton tweeted a picture of cops at her house arresting a man she says was wielding two knives

The heiress tweeted a picture of the police at her home with Parada in
handcuffs, along with the message: 'So Scary, just got woken up to a guy
trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes. Cops are here
arresting him.'

The incident occurred around 6.30 am this morning . Hilton told police that Parada was banging on windows but never actually entered the home.

This isn't the first time Hilton's had a terrifying incident involving a knife.

Shop till you drop Just the day before Hilton didn't seem to have a care in the world as she loaded up on shopping at trendy boutique Fred Segal in West Hollywood

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Booked: Nathan Lee Parada

Hilton was forced to up her security after a stalker pretending to be
her fiancé turned up at her father's office carrying a knife.

She says: 'I’ve had a lot of stalker incidents, and I usually can handle them.

'But the scariest one was when a guy turned up at my dad’s office and
said he was my fiancé . He forced his way inside and the cops discovered
he had a knife on him. That was freaky.